Butterflies and Hurricanes

Yesterday night I saw a beautiful, beautiful dream. The story unravelled as if it was a movie. I was on the phone with someone, and frantically trying to catch a bus. Once I was in it, the bus started travelling through these mountains, half green with forests and half white with snow. The bus stopped and I met two girls, who were apparently my flatmates. I lived in the mountains!

My flat had doors made of glass, and I was fretting over my overflowing laundry basket. One of my co-workers wanted to meet me and so I asked her to meet me at a central point. I caught a bus and met her under a huge oak tree with a canopy stretching far and wide. She turned out to be an old school friend. We met and talked for a long, long time.

When I woke up, I felt this yearning and this ache right in the centre of my chest. It was stupid because I was longing for a place that does not even exist. But I wanted to be there. And I wanted to feel what I felt in the dream. It’s funny how your subconscious mind can mess up your head.

Bangalore couldn’t treat me better right now. The weather is just heavenly. Every morning when I wake up I am amazed at how pleasant it is. It rains sporadically and then it gets all chilly and I come back home and cuddle up in my blanket. Work is always good, and always fun. I am excited about some new projects I will get to work on very soon. Every weekend I try and do different things and explore new places. I’ve been to enough pubs, restaurants, music fests and gigs to decide that Bangalore is one of the most culturally rich cities I’ve lived in so far. I’ve walked on beautifully lit up streets, with food stalls on one side and book stalls on the other. I’ve been to sublime little cafes that are also art galleries and which serve amazing chocolate cakes. I’ve been to breweries that serve beer ‘created with the essence of coffee and chocolate’. I’ve been to a French cultural centre bubbling with the enthused spirits of musicians, artists, writers and film makers. I’ve become a fan of a Bangalore-based band called Ministry of Blues, who regularly perform at this place called Take 5, and everybody knows everybody there. I’m not used to such an open and carefree culture. It is simply brilliant.

Tomorrow I’m going to visit one of the biggest bookstores in the city called Blossoms. As my friend puts it, “Imagine a house made of books, filled with books, with books spilling out of it.” I cannot emphasize how eager I am to go there and buy lots of second hand books. *rubbing hands together in excitement*

In other news, I recently watched a lot of good movies. The first one was ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’. My god, Johnny Depp and DiCaprio were both astounding in the film. I loved it. Next was ‘The Lego Movie’. Awesome, funny, and nicely tied up in the end. Worth a watch. I also watched ‘Lost in Translation’ because one of my blog readers had written in a comment that one of my posts reminded her of the movie. It was a nice, simple, thought-provoking movie. After that it was like a Woody Allen phase. ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ and ‘Manhattan’. I liked both of them. What I like about his movies is that he always focuses on how complicated people are, and how we get entangled in our relationships. He never ceases to question life. I admire that about him. I want to watch ‘Blue Jasmine’ next.

Also read ‘The Fault in Our Stars.’ John Green is a terrific writer. I think I’m going to buy his other books as well. Also checked out his videos on YouTube. Have you seen them? I think you should 🙂

And now I shall lie back and relax because it is TGIF, BABY! The much awaited weekend is here. I have lots of things lined up and I’m so happy with how life is taking shape. My curtains are open, a cool breeze is blowing in, I’m listening to ‘Viva La Vida’ by Coldplay and I’ve never felt more at peace. Isn’t this what they always talked about? Being young and free and restless? I really like where I am right now. I know there are miles to go from here, and I’m ready and pumped up for the future.

Maybe I will find that place I saw in my dream. And maybe I won’t. I probably won’t. But I don’t mind the place I am in right now. Life has a wonderful way of unwinding itself and sorting everything out. I can’t wait to experience all that it has in store for me. I am growing up!